Practical Rock Mechanics
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Practical Rock Mechanics

  1. 378 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Practical Rock Mechanics

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An Ideal Source for Geologists and Others with Little Background in Engineering or MechanicsPractical Rock Mechanics provides an introduction for graduate students as well as a reference guide for practicing engineering geologists and geotechnical engineers. The book considers fundamental geological processes that give rise to the nature of rock ma

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9781482217278
Edition
1
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Civil Engineering
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Specific permissions
  6. Author
  7. Chapter 1: Introduction to rock mechanics
  8. Chapter 2: Fundamental mechanics
  9. Chapter 3: Geological processes and the nature of rock masses
  10. Chapter 4: Hydrogeology of rock masses
  11. Chapter 5: Characterising rock for engineering purposes
  12. Chapter 6: Properties and parameters for design
  13. Chapter 7: Foundations on rock
  14. Chapter 8: Rock slopes
  15. Chapter 9: Underground excavations
  16. Appendix: Conversion factors(to two decimal places)
  17. References
  18. Back Cover